Friday, September 24, 2010
An Ailing Halran Ellison Says Goodbye at MadCon
Wrenching news. Harlan Ellison, who is 76 years old and not in the best of health, says this weekend's MadCon will be his farewell convention appearance."'The truth of what's going on here is that I'm dying,' says Ellison, by phone. 'I'm like the Wicked Witch of the West -- I'm melting. I began to sense it back in January. By that time, I had agreed to do the convention. And I said, I can make
Ed Stein's New Comic Strip "Freshly Squeezed"
Hilary Copsey, Features Editor for TCPlam.com, writes New comic strip explores dynamics of three generations living under one roof; a profile of cartoonist Ed Stein and his new comic strip "Freshly Squeezed," distributed by United Feature Syndicate.Ed Stein talks about the feature and is asked if he worries about running out of ideas:"I really try to design the strip as an ensemble. I go back to
Al Jaffee Interview in Mother Jones
MAD Magazine cartoonist Al Jaffee is interviewed by Michael Mechanic for Mother Jones magazine. The occasion: the publication of AL JAFFEE'S MAD LIFE, a memoir written by Mary-Lou Weisman ("She's an author and a more high-brow literary type."), with drawings by the Reuben Award winning Mr. Jaffee, natch! The book is due out from HarperCollins, in hardcover and eBook formats, on Tuesday, September
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